Written by Kim Ranjbar
Tuesday, 14 July 2009 11:39
New Orleans Local Artists - Arts
Featured Local Artist - Bedonna Wakeman
Bedonna has been involved in the arts her entire life. After attending Eastern Michigan University and Western Washington State University, she moved to the Bay Area where she worked in experimental theatre and conceptual art with the Odyssey Company and the San Francisco Museum of Art. In 1979, she moved to Europe and continued her work... (Read More)
New Orleans Artists
New Orleans is the kind of town that just oozes with artistic inspiration. In fact, New Orleans is so artistic that it can take people who swear they have no artistic talent whatsoever and turn them into artists before they know it. We have sculptors, painters, sketch artists, performance artists, jewelry artists, metalworkers and more; people in the Crescent City are expressing themselves through mediums you might not even know about yet. (Read More)
Local Art Lessons
Hoping to hone the artistic talents you're already proud of, or maybe develop some new ones? People right here in the Crescent City can teach you any number of things: we've got jewelry making, glass blowing, pottery painting and photograph taking. We have traditional painting, watercolor and sketching classes, too! (Read More)
Local Art Markets
Freret Street, Markey Park and Palmer Park all have one thing in common: They are all radically transformed one weekend of every month into awesome open-air art markets! Vendors man their booths with pride, ready to shake hands with potential customers, explain their latest artwork or give away (some of) their secrets. Bywater Art Market | Freret Street Market | MidCity Art Market
Non-Profits for the Arts
Many folks in New Orleans are so dedicated to the arts that they volunteer their time and money to make sure that everyone has access to art classes, artwork and art in schools. If you want to join in the fight for art education, find the non-profit that's perfect for you and give whatever you can. The artists of the future thank you! (Read More)